CHAPECOENSE’S next generation of stars have trained for the first time since losing the majority of their squad in November’s plane crash. Young fans were transfixed at the Brazilian’s club’s training base as the new look team was put through their paces. The squad will play their first match in a friendly on January 21 in Chapecoense’s […]
FIFA have recognised Colombian club Atletico Nacional’s compassionate response to the Chapecoense air disaster by handing them their Fair Play Ward. Nacional were due to face the Brazilian side in the Copa Sudamericana final in November before the tragic plane crash that claimed the lives of the majority of Chape’s players and staff. Atletico asked […]
CHAPECOENSE defender Neto, who survived the tragic plane crash which killed most of his team-mates, has talked to youth players who will now be upgraded to the first team. A plane containing the top flight Brazilian outfit crashed on November 28 last year, with 19 of the club’s players losing their lives, with 71 deaths overall. […]
CHAPECOENSE are set to sign 20 new players for the upcoming new Brazilian league season. The club lost 19 players and members of coaching staff in the tragic plane disaster over Colombia in November. The Brazilian outfit were on their way to the Copa Sudamericana final to take on Atletico Nacional when the plane went […]
THAT was the year that was — the footballing highs and lows of 2016 . . . TEAM OF THE YEAR Leicester Despite their troubles this term, the Foxes are still the only candidates for me. Their Premier League title can rightly be regarded as the biggest shock in sport. From 5,000-1 outsiders and favourites for the drop […]